Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in North Carolina in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year

Number of candidates

Total contributions

2008

233

$14,037,756

2006

220

$15,381,190

2004

263

$14,234,075

2002

322

$11,732,634

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

28 incumbents (25.5%) face no competition in the November 2 general election and are thus, barring unforeseen circumstances, guaranteed re-election in November.

Retiring incumbents

Ten incumbent representatives are not running for re-election, while 110 incumbents (91.7%) are running for re-election. Of the 10 incumbents who are not running for re-election, 4 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.

Incumbents who are retiring are:

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Qualifications

Article 2, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution states: Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.